League Play-Off

Estadio Bruscos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolau Madureira took the kick off in the first half of the match. António Pacheco might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivo Sanches. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. António Pacheco ran back to his position shaking his head. Ivo Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If António Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ivo Sanches tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Bruscos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Macedo came free, but Ivo Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Pacheco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sandro Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolau Madureira's late challenge caught a Aldegavinha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicolau Madureira helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes Bruscos FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolau Madureira. Emanuel Gueifão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ivo Sanches. Bruscos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. António Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ivo Sanches tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 25 played minutes Bruscos FC got a freekick which was hit by Zeferino Mourinho. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandro Macedo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivo Sanches prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sandro Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32ndth minute of the game António Pacheco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bruscos FC's Ivo Sanches was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 34th minute, Sandro Macedo made a precise shot to the right of Ivo Sanches. Bruscos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 41 minutes into the match, Bruscos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Macedo came free, but Ivo Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Sanches having to interfere. In the 46th minute Sandro Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sandro Macedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Sandro Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aldegavinha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Inácio Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Nicolau Madureira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ivo Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Sandro Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Pacheco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ivo Sanches made a huge save. Sandro Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bruscos FC's zone, Sandro Macedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Sanches came out of the goal and Sandro Macedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inácio Soares scored 0-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivo Sanches, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruscos FC's Ivo Sanches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Macedo in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Aldegavinha's Sandro Macedo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Bruscos FC's Ivo Sanches proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Bruscos FC from getting a goal against them. Ivo Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Aldegavinha left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bruscos FC.